Addressing-machine.



Patented Nov. 27, |900. H. F. MEHR. A'nnnes'sme MAcHlne;

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H. F. NEHR.

Ammssslrm MACHINE.

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ADDRESSING MACHINE.

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No. 662,575. Patented Nov. 27. |900.

H. F. MEHR. A ADDRESSING MACHINE.

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UNITED rA'rEs ArENr Erica,

HERMAN E. NEI-IR, or NEW YORK, N. Y., AssteNoR To JOHN sTRUsE, oE

SAME PLACE.

ADDRESSlNG-IVIACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming peut of Lettere Patent Ne. 662,575, dated November27, 1900. Application'flled May l, 1900. Serial No, 15,033. (No modelJTo @ZZ whom t may concern: Be it known that LHERMAN F. N EHR, a citizenof the United States, residing at New York, (Brooklyn,) in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Addressing- Machines, of which the following is a fulland complete specification, such as will enable those skilled in the artto which it appertains 1o to make and use the same.

This invention relates to machines for addressing cards, envelops, andother mail-mater; and the object thereof is to provide a machine ot'this class whereby this work may be expeditiously done at a great savingof time and expense.

The invention is fully disclosed in the following specication, of whichthe accompanying drawings form a part, in which like referzo encecharacters denote like parts in the several views, and in which- Figure1 is a side view of myimproved addressing-machine, the parts thereofbeing in the normal position as when not in use. Fig. 2, a plan view;Fig. 3, a sectional plan view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1, the frame ofthe lnachine only being shown in section; Fig. 4, a

rear end View of the machine; Fig. 5, a veI- tical section on the line 55 of Fig. 2; Fig. 6, 3o a sectional side elevation, looking from theright-hand side of the machine, with parts of the machine in a differentposition from that shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7, a sectional side elevationshowing the parts in a still dilferent position; Fig. 8, a plan view ofan addressing card or stencil which I employ, and Fig. 9 a longitudinalsection thereof on the line 9 9.

In the practice of my invention I provide a frame, which, as shown inthe drawings, consists of a base 10 and upright side standards 11 ateach side, which are curved inwardly at the top and connected bya cardor stencil boX or holder 13, which forms a part of the frame andrearwardly of which is adowuwardly-directed stationary framework 14, atthe bottom of which are two horizontal rods 15-one at each side-andbetween which is a horizontal rod 16, the rear end of which is providedwith a guide 17, which extends forwardly and downwardly and connect withan inverted V- shaped member 18, the bottom of which is secured to thebase 10.

Supported in front of the card or stencil box or holder 13 by horizontalside bars 19 at each side is a stencil or card receiver 20, and at eachside of the frame, between the standards 11 and the card or stencil boxor holder 13, is placed or secured a triangular guide 21, the base ofwhich is horizontal and the upper side of which is inclined upwardly andbackwardly. The parts above described are all stationary and form theframe of the machine, while at the same time the card or stencil box orholder 13, the card or stencil receiver 20, and the guide 17 at the rearportion of the machine, together with the guides 2l, are also parts ofthe operative mechanism.

A table 22, supported by side standards 23, is placed below and slightlyin front of the stencil or card receiver 20 and on which in practice theenvelops o1' other matter to be addressed are placed, and for thepurpose of this description the end of the machine at which said tableisplaced is called the front end thereof and that portion of the machinewith which the guide 17 is connected is called the rear end.

A main shaft 24 is mounted transversely'of the frame rearwardly of thetable 22 and below the top thereof, and this shaft is provided at theright-hand side of the machinewith a main gear-wheel 25, operated by acrank-pinion 26, with which is connected a crank 27, and thecrank-pinion 26 and the main shaft 24 are supported in suitable bearingsconnected with the frame. The main shaft 24 is provided adjacent the endthereof with which the gear-wheel 25 is connected and inside thecorresponding uprights l1 with a circular disk 2S, which is rigidlysecured thereto and which is shown in full lines in Fig. 6 and in dottedlines in Fig. 5, and secured to said disk, on the opposite sides of theshaft, are two arms 29 and 30, which are parallel and both of whichproject beyond the perimeter of said disk and each of which is providedwith an inwardly-directed pin 3l, the arm 29 being also longer than thearm 30. The main shaft 24 is also provided inside of the disk 28 with acam 32, which, as shown in the drawings,

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is semicircular in form, and secured to said shaft inside of said camisan arm 33, which is preferably provided at its free end with a roller34, which projects inwardly or toward the longitudinal center of themachine, and between said arm 33 and the left-hand support of the mainshaft is another arm 35,

which is also secured to said shaft and is best shown in Fig. 4 andwhich is provided at its free end with an angular projection 36, whichextends to the left. The main shaft 24 also carries within the left-handstandards ll a cam-disk 37, which is rigidly secured thereto and whichiscircular in form, as shown in Fig. 5, except at one side, where it iscutaway to form an irregular V-shaped surface 38, which extends inwardlytoward the center of said disk, and secured to the innerside of saiddisk are two brackets 39, with which are connected a cam-bar 40, theinner side of which corresponds with the surface 38, and between saidbar and said surface is a space or groove 41.

Rearwardly of and below the main shaft 24 is a rocking shaft 42, whichcarries a rocking Aframe the main part of which consists of two upwardlyand forwardly curved side arms 43, rigidly secured to said rocking shaftand connected at the end of the upwardly-directed portion by a cross-bar44, the central portion of which is curved downwardly, as shownPivotally connected withl the forward ends of the curved side arms 43 iscard or stencil frame 46, consisting of a transverse front plate 47, asimilar rear plate 48, and side bars 49, to which are secured rods 50,the inner ends of which are curved outwardly and passed through theforward ends of the curved side arms 43, as shown at 5l, and the frontplate 47 and rear plate 48 of the card-frame are provided 0n their inneredges with depressed ledges or iianges 52, which in the operation of themachine receive the card orl stencil, as hereinafter described, andsecured to the front edge of the front cross-plate 47 of the card orstencil frame and to the opposite ends thereof are spring-arms 53, eachof which projects transversely across the' inachine and longitudinallyof the card or stencil frame and each of which is provided at its endwitllabackwardly-directed and upwardlycurved finger 54, all thisconstruction relative to the card or stencil frame being best Shown inFig. 3.

Connected with the rear transverse plate 48 of the card orstencil frameare three backwardlydirected spriug'- bars 55, which are connected attheir rearends with a transverse bar 56, the ends of which are turnedupwardly to forni a bracket, as shown at 57', and journaled in theupwardly-directed ends 57 of the transverse bar 56 is a rock-shaft 58,with arms 59, each of which is provided at its forward end with aspring-nger 60, and said spring-fingers 60 project forwardly over thecard or stencil frame and rest within the side bars of said frame, andsaid spring-fingers are also provided with upwardly-curved loopshapedportions 61, which receive the ends Vof the transverse rear plate 48 ofthe card or and said bars extend forwardly from the point of saidpivotalconnection and about midway are curved upwardly and extended forwardlyand carry at their forward end a shaft 65, to which the inking-roller 66is secured. The bars 63 are each provided at their rear end with abackwardly and upwardly directed extension 63a, which normally rests ona plate 64a, secured to the forward end of the corresponding arm 43 ofthe rocking frame. rIhe shaft 65 passes through the slots 64in the bar63,and said shaft projects at each end beyond said bars and is journaledat each end outside of said bars in bearings 67, with whichare rigidlyconnected backwardly-directed rods 68, which are slidably mounted inbearings 69, supported by the rocking frame at the ends of thetransverse bar 44, this construction being best shown in Fig. 3, andsaid rods 68 are rigidly connected at their rear end by a transverse bar70, with which -is centrally connected a forwardly-directed -arm 7l,which is pivoted t0 a link 72, which projects downwardly and backwardlyand which is-pivotally connected with the frame at 73, and Secured tothe lower end of the link 72 is an upwardly and backwardly directedfinger 74, in connection with which the roller 34 on the arm 33operates, and the rocking shaft 42 is also provided with a cam finger75, which projects forwardly when the parts are not in use and thebottom portion of which is curved and in conneet-ion with which thesegmental cam 32 on the main shaft operates.

Wound on each of the rods 68 is a strong spiral spring 76, the rear endsof which press on the stationary hearings 69 and the front ends oflwhich press on the bearings 67 of the ink-roller shaft 65, and theoperation of these springs under normal conditions is to hold theink-roller at the .limit of its forward movement, as shown in Fig. 1.Each of the Ioo IIO

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slotted bars 63, which supports l(heink-roller shaft, is provided at itsrear end with a backwardly-directed hook 77, and connected with each ofthese hooks is a strong spiral spring 78which extends upwardly andbackwardly and each of which is connected with an upwardly-directedfinger 79, secured to the corresponding curved side arm 43 of the mainrocking frame, and these springs serve in the operation of the machinehereinafter described to assistin operatingtheinking-roller and card orstencil frame.

The shaft 65, the side rods or bars 68, and the rear cross rod or barconstitute a 1ongitudinally-1novable ink-roller frame, which is heldnormally at the limit of its forward movement by the springs 76 on therods 68, and the bars 63 support and help to operate the forward end ofthis frame, said bars being pivoted at 51, and in thebackward-andforward movement of said frame the inkroller Vshaft moves inthe slots 64in said bars.

Pivotally connected with the righthand curved arm 43 of the rockingframe is a forwardly-directed drop-finger 80, provided on the under sidethereof and near its front end with a notch or recess 81, the rear wallof which is inclined downwardly and backwardly, as best shown in Figs. 6and 7, and this drop-finger operates in connection with the ngers 29 and30, which are provided with the inwardlydirected pins 31 at their outerends. l

The rocking shaft 58, which carries the forwardly-directed arms 59 andspring-finger 60, is also provided near the left-hand side of themachine with a downwardly and forwardly curved arm 82, which operates inconnection with the finger 35 on the main shaft, and loosely mounted onthe cross-bar 44 at 83 is a forwardly-directed latch-arm 84, provided onits under side with a notch or recess 85, which is adapted in theoperation of the machine to engage the main shaft, and said latcharm 84is provided on the left-hand side thereof with a flange 86, inconnection with which a pin 87, secured to the arm 35, operates, thesefeatures of construction being best shown in Figs. 3, 4, and 5.

Pivotally connected with the frame at the left-hand side of the machineand inside 'of the uprights 11 thereof, as shown at 88 in Fig. l, is abar 89, which is provided over and slightly to the rear of the cam-disk37 with an adjustable slotted finger 90, which is provided at its lowerend with a roller 91, which extends inwardly and operates on or inconnection with the cam-disk 37 and in the groove at one side thereofformed by said disk and the cam-bar 40. The bar 89 is provided at itsfree end with an extension 92, pivotally connected therewith at 93, andpiv otally connected with the extension 92 of the bar 89 is adownwardly-directed slotted 1inger 94, which is adjustablelongitudinally of the extension 92 by means of a pin 94a, which operatesin holes 94h formed in said eXtension 92, and through the slot a shaft95 passes, said shaft being mounted in bearings 96, secured to theforward rear portion of the card or stencil receiver 20, and said shaft95 is provided between the bearings 96 with an ink-reservoir 97, whichis triangular in crosssection, the bottom of which is perforated, asshown at 98. Inside of said ink-reservoir and resting on the bottomthereof is another perforated plate 99, by means of which the flow ofink may be regulated, and passing through the front of the reservoir at100 is a screw 101, which passes through a bearing 102, connected withthe inner movable perforated plate 98, and by means of the screw 101 thesaid plate may be adjusted or moved on the bottom of the ink-reservoir,as will be readily understood, and the bottom of the reservoir isprovided with a covering or inking pad 103. At each side of theink-reservoir the shaft 95 is provided with a spring finger 95a, andthese spring-fingers 95a operate in connection with the fingers 54 onthe spring-arms 53 at the front end of the card or stencil frame 46.

The bottom of the card or stencil receiver 20 is open and the frontthereof is cut out adjacent to each end to form notches or recesses 104,and secured over each of said notches or recesses is a plate-spring 105,the lower end of which is provided with an inwardly-directed tooth 106,and said teeth 106 pass inwardly through the notches or recesses 104intothe card or stencil receiver, and these notches or recesses 104 at thebottom of the receiver and the plate-springs 105, provided at theirlower ends with inwardly-directed teeth, are the same at both the frontand rear sides of the card or stencil receiver and serve to receive thefingers 95st in the operation of the machine, as hereinafter described.

Mounted on the lower horizontal rod 15 and forming a sliding bottom forthe card erstencil box or holder is a sliding plate 107, provided withkeepers 108, through which said rods pass, and said plate is provided onthe top thereof adjacent to its rear edge 'with a transverse stop 109and at the rear edge with a raised dog 110, beneath which is a slot oropening 111, formed in said plate, and in the operation of the machine,as hereinafter described, the upwardly-directed finger 62 on the centralbar 65 of the card or stencil frame passes through the slot or opening111, so as to operate the sliding plate 107 by engaging with the dog110.

Pivoted to the droptinger at 112 is an angular dog113, which is flushwith the inner side of said drop-nger and arranged to project into thenotch or recess 81 in said dropv finger and provided with a head 98a,which overlaps said drop-finger and is normally depressed by a spring115, secured to said finger In using a machine of this class itisnecessary to provide cards or stencils such as are shown at 116 in Fig.8, and these cards or stencils preferably consist of a frame 117,composed of any very thin but strong material, and a thin sheet 117, ofsimilar material, but much thinner than the frame,is secured to saidframe, and in this sheet the name of the party to be addressed is formedby means of perforations, as shown in Fig. 8.

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ous trades,where a large number of the same correspondents are addressedfrequently or at intervals of a week or number of weeks, and for thispurpose the' required cards or stencils are provided with the names ofsaid correspondents in the manner described, and whenever it is desiredto operate the machine a number of said cards or stencils are selectedand placed in the card or stencil holder box 13, said cards or stencilsbeing shown in the holder 13 in Fig. 5 and also in the card or stencilreceiver 20, and in practice a weight 119 is preferably placed on thecards or stencils within the box or holder 13, said weight beingprovided with upwardly-directed loop-shaped handles 120, by which it maybe removed when necessary and replaced in said box or holder wheneverdesired. It will also be understood that in practice the envelops orother packages to be addressed are placed successively on the table 22,and the cards or stencils having been placed in the box or holder 13 theoperation is as follows: Supposing that the normal position of the partsof the machine to be that in Fig. 1, as the crank-is turned the mainshaft revolves therewith, and the arm 33 on said shaft or the roller 34on the end of said arm strikes the curved finger 74 on the link 72 andby means of said link and the bar 7l forces backwardly the ink-rollerframe against the operation of the springs 76, and at one completerevolution of the shaft the inkingroller frame is again forced forwardlyby the springs 76, and in this movement the-linkroller has passed twiceover the card-holder frame 46. BeforeA beginning this operation thefirst card or stencil is placed on the springfingers 60 and rests alsoon the anges 52 of the stencil or card frame, and the ink-roller inpassing over the same inks the perforated name thereon and the inkpasses through said perforations onto the envelop to be addressed. Asthe main shaft continues to revolve the shaft 96, supported in thebearings 95, connected with the stencil or card receiver, is also turnedbackwardly bythe bar 89, which is raised by the pin 91 of the finger90`moving in the cam slot or groove 41, and the spring-Engers 95a,connected with said shaft, move backwardly and raise the fingers 54 atthe ends of the springs 5.3, which project over the front edge of thecard or stencil, and said spring-fingers `60 are raised by the arm 35 onthe main shaft striking the finger or arm 89 on the shaft 58, whichcarries the arms 59, with which said fingers 60 are connected, and assaid spring-fingers 60 continue to rise they force the cards or stencilsup into the receiver 20, and as the main shaft continues to revolve theshaft 96 turns in' the forward direction by means of the bar 89 and itsconnections, and the lingers 95a are forced farther up into the positionshown in Fig. 7 and force the card or stencil up into said receiver 2Oabove the spring-catches 106, which receive and hold said card orstencil within the receiver 20, and at this time the spring-fingers 60drop back into the position shown in Fig. 3. At the end of theabovedescribed operation the arm 84, which serves as a latch for therocking frame, is raised by the inwardly-directed pin 87 on the arm 35,and as the main shaft continues to revolve the segmental cam 3l strikesthe cam 75 0n the rocking shaft 42, which supports the rocking frame,and as said shaft is turned backwardly the rocking frame also movesbackwardly and the bracket 56, which carries the shaft 58, with whichthe arms 59 are connected, moves upwardly and backwardly over theinclined guide 17 and at the same time the card or stencil frame 46,pivoted to the front of the rocking frame at 51, also moves upwardly andbackwardly, and at a predetermined phase of this movement the finger 62engages with the dog 110 upon the slide 107 and moves said slidebackwardly from its position beneath the card or stencil holder 13, andat the same time the card or stencil frame 46 and the spring-fingers 60pass beneath the card or stencil holder, and the spring-fingers 54engage with the bottom of the card or stencil holder and are forcedbackwardly, so that the bottom card or stencil may drop upon thespring-fingers 60 and upon the flanges 52 of the card or stencil frame,and at this time the slide 17 is at its rear-most position. It will beunderstood that in ,this position of the parts the springs 76 andgravity operate to force the ink-roller frame forwardly and the springs78 to hold the card 0r stencil frame in close contact with the bottom ofthe card or stencil holder 13, and it will also be understood thatduring this movement the inkroller passes back wardl y beneath theink-reservoir 97 and in contact with the pad 99, and in the upward andbackward movement of the ink-roller the ends of the shaft to which it issecured pass under the guides 21, which serve to hold said roller inproper position and prevent it from being thrown up by the springs 78.It is also necessary to prevent the rocking frame and ink-roller frameand parts connected therewith from dropping forwardly too quickly atthis time, and for this purpose the dog 113 is provided, which projectsdownwardly into the notch or recess 81, as shown in Fig..6, and thisdog, which is connected with the drop-finger 80, presses against the pin31 in the arm 29 on the disk 28 at this time and accomplishes the aboveobject, and as the disk 28 continues to revolve the pin 31 on the arm 30raises the drop-finger 80 and permits the frame above specified to moveforward into the position shown in Fig. 6. The front end of theink-roller frame is supported in the slotted bars 63, and the springs 78during the above-described operation serve to hold said roller incontact with the bottom of the ink-reservoir, and as the main shaftcontinues to revolve the ink roller again passes forwardly beneath saidpad, the card or stencil frame is also forced forwardly and IOO IIO

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drops onto the table 22, the card or stencil removed from the box orholder resting thereon, and during this operation the drop-finger 8Oengages with the pin 3l, connected with the finger 29, and regulates theforward movement of the parts above described, and the purpose of saiddrop-linger is to prevent the springs 76 and 78 from forcingtheink-roller frame and card-frame forwardly too quickly and to make themovement of said parts regular. As the main shaft continues to revolvethe pin 3l on the finger 30 raises the dropfinger SO out of engagementwith the finger 29, so as to permit of the further operation of theseparts. This nishes one complete operation of the machine, and it will beunderstood that this operation may be repeated by simply turning thecrank 27 as long as there are any cards or stencils in the card-holder,and it will also be understood that the envelops or other packages arecontinuously and successively placed on the table 22 each time that acard or stencil is placed thereover and inked by the inking-roller.

My improved addressing-machine is simple in construction and operationand is perfectly adapted to accomplish the result for whichit isintended, and it will be apparent that many changes in and modificationsof the construction herein shown and described and in the shape and formof the various parts thereof may be made without departing from thespirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patentl. In a machine of the class described, a main shaft, arocking frame, a spring-actuated card or stencil frame in operativeconnection with the rocking frame, a spring-actuated ink-roller frame inoperative connection with the rocking frame, devices connected with themain shaft for operating the rocking frame, a drop-finger in operativeconnection with the rocking frame, and a disk connected with said mainshaft and provided with lingers having pins which operate in connectionwith said drop-linger, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a machine of the class described, a frame orsupport,a main shaftmounted therein, a rocking frame mounted rearwardly of said main shaft,a spring-actuated card or stencil frame pivotally connected with saidrocking frame, means for holding the card or sten cil on said card orstencil frame, bars connected with said card or stencil frame andextending backwardly and connected by a shaft, a backwardly-directedguide over which said shaft is adapted to move, and forwardly-directedarms connected with the ends of said shaft and provided withspring-fingers which project over said card or stencil frame,substantiall y as shown and described.

3. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a main shaft mountedtherein, a rocking frame mounted rearwardly of said main shaft andadapted to move forwardly and backwardly, a latch device connected withsaid rocking frame and operating in connection with the main shaft toprevent the movement of the rockingframe at a predetermined time, and adrop device connected with the rocking frame and operating in connectionwith the main shaft to draw said rockingframe forwardly at apredetermined time, substantially as shown anddescribed.

4. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a rocking frame mountedtherein adapted to move forwardly and backwardly, a spring-actuated cardor stencil frame pivotally connected with said rocking frame and adaptedto move backwardly and forwardly therewith, a spring-actu ated roller-frame connected with said rocking frame and adapted to move forwardly andbackwardly independently thereof and to swing therewith, and means foroperating said parts, substantially as shown and described.

5. In a machine of the class described, a frame provided with a card orstencil holder having a slide-bottom, a card or stencil receiver mountedin front of said holder and having an open bottom, a rocking framemounted beneath said holder, a spring-actuated card or stencil framepivotally connected with said rocking frame and provided with means foractuating the slide-bottom of the holder, a longitudinally-movablespring-actuated ink-roller frame mounted in said rocking frame andadapted to move independently thereof and also to move therewith, aswinging ink-reservoir mounted in front of the card or stencil receiver,devices connected with said card or stencil frame for removing a card orstencil from said holder, and other devices connected with said card orstencil frame and with the ink-reservoir for placing said card orstencil in said receiver, substantially as shown and described.

6. In a machine of the class described, a main frame, a card orstencilholder supported thereby and provided with a slide-bottom, a rockingframe, a card or stencil frame pivoted thereto, a guide connected withthe main frame, and means for operating said rocking frame, whereby saidcard or stencil frame is caused to travel upon said guide and engagesaid slide-bottom of the holder to move the same from its normalposition, substantially as shown and described.

7. In a machine of the class described, a card or stencil holderprovided with a slidebottom, a card or stencil receiver in front thereofand provided with an open bottom, and with spring-actuated devices forholding a card or stencil therein, a rocking frame, a card or stencilframe pivoted thereto and provided with pivoted discharge devices, meansfor operating said rocking frame, whereby said slide-bottom is movedfrom normal position, and said card or stencil frame is brought intoposition to receive a card or stencil from IOO IIO

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said card or stencil holder, and means for operating said pivoteddischarge devices,where by the card or stencil is moved into a positionto be received by said card or stencil receiver, and means fordepositing said card or stencil within said card or stencil receiver,substantially as shown and described.

S. A .machine of the class described, comprising a suitable frame orsupport a main shaft mounted therein a, card or stencil receiver infrontof said holder, a table or su pport beneath said-receiver, a mainrockingr frame a card or stencil frame in operative connection with themain rocking frame and adapted to be moved beneath said card or stencilholder and to receive a card or stencil therefrom and to place the sameupon the table orsupport, a spring-operated and longitudinally-movableink-rollerv frame, also in operative connection with the main rockingframe and adapted to move the ink-roller over said card or stencil,means for inking-said roller, and devices in operative connection withsaid main shaft and said main rocking frame for operating said parts,substantially as shown and described.

9. A machine of the class described, comprising a frame, a main shaftmounted therein, a card or stencil holder, a card or stencil receiver,atable or support arranged in a plane beneath said holder and saidreceiver, a movable card or stencil frame, in connection with therocking frame, means for operating said card or stencil frame whereby itinitially moves into position to receive a card or stencil froml saidcard or stencil holder, secondarily moves into a position upon saidtable or support, and finally into a position wherein the card orstencil is received by said card or stencil receiver, an ink-supply, andmeans for supplying ink to the card or stencil when the card or stencilis upon said table or support, substantially as shown and described.

10. A machine of the class described, comprising a frame, a main shaftjournaled therein, a card or stencil holder, and a card or stencilreceiver supported in the upper portion of said frame the receiver beingin front of the holder, a table or support arranged forwardly of andbeneath said card or stencil receiver, a main rocking frame inconnection with the main shaft, a movable card or stencil frame inconnection with the rocking frame an inl;- reservoir, a movablespringoperated inkroller frame also in connection with the rocking frameand devices operated by said main Yshaft whereby said rocking frame isoperated and the card or stencil frame is initially moved into aposition to receive a card or stencil from said card or stencil holder,secondarily into a position upon said table or support, and finally intoa position wherein the card or stencil is received by the card orstencil receiver, and devices whereby said ink-roller frame is operatedat a predetermined phase of the operation of the card or stencil frameto ink the card or stencil, sub stant-ially as shown and described.

1l. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a main shaft jonrnaledtherein, a main rocking frame in operative connection with said shaft, acard or stencil holder, a card or `means for operating said dischargingmembers to remove the card or stencil from the card or stencil 'frameand pass the same into the card or stencil receiver, substantially asshown and described.

12. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a main shaft mountedtherein a main rocking frame in operative connection with said shaft acard or stencil holder, a card or stencil receiver, a movable card orstencil frame, in connection with the rocking frame and which receivesthe stencil from the stencilholder, locking devices whereby the card orstencil is locked to the card or stencil frame, an ink-reservoir mountedadjacent said card or Stencil receiver, an ink-roller frame, inoperative connection with the rocking frame and arranged to pass oversaid card or stencil frame and to ink the card or stencil thereon, andmeans for simultaneously operating said card or stencil frame to movethe same in position to receive a card or stencil from said card orstencil holder, and for operating said ink-roller frame to engage theroller withthe ink-reservoir, substantially as shown and described.

13. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a main shaft journaledtherein, a main rocking frame in connection with said shaft, a stencilor card holder, a stencil or card receiver,a table orsupportbeneath saidreceiver, a card or stencil frame adapted to receive a card or stencilfrom said holder and place it upon said table, a swinging ink-reservoirprovided with a pad, a movable spring-operated inking-roller, saidreservoir, said roller and said card or stencil frame being all inoperative connection with the rocking frame, substantially as shown anddescribed.

'14. In a machine ofthe class described, a frame or support, a card orstencil holder, a card or stencil receiver, a table beneath saidreceiver, a main shaft, a rocking frame, a card' or stencil'frame inoperative connection with said rocking frame, a longitudinallymovablespring-operated ink-roller frame in operative connection with saidrocking frame, a swinging ink-reservoir supported by said receiver, anddevices in operative connection with said main shaft for operating therocking frame, the card or stencil frame, the ink- IOO IIO

roller frame, and said reservoir, substantially as shown and described.

15. In a machine of the class described, a

frame orsupport, a main shaft mounted therein, a card or stencil holderover said'main shaft, a card or stencil receiver in front of saidholder, a swinging ink-reservoir supported by said receiver, a rockingframe in operative connection with the main shaft, alongitudinally-movable and spring-operated card or stencil frame inoperative connection with said rocking frame and adapted to receive acard or stencil from said holder and place it upon said table, aspring-operated longitudinally-movable ink-roller frame in operativeconnection with said rocking frame and provided with a roller adapted toreceive ink from said reservoir and to ink said card or stencil, anddevices operating in connection with said card or stencil frame so as toplace said card or stencil in said receiver, su bstantially as shown anddescribed.

1G. In a machine of the class described, a main shaft a rocking shaft, arocking frame connected with said rocking shaft, a card or stencil framein operative connection with said rocking frame, a springeoperatedinkroller frame in operative connection with said rocking frame, aswinging ink-reservoir in operative connection with said main shaft, anddevices connected with said main shaft and said rocking shaft foroperating said rocking frame, substantially as shown and described.

17. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a main shaft, a cardor stencil holder, a card or stencil receiver, a rocking shaft, arocking frame connected with said rocking shaft, acard or stencil framein operative connection with said rocking frame, a springoperatedink-roller frame in operative connection with said rocking frame, aswinging in k-reservoir in operative connection with said main shaft,and devices connected with said main shaft and said rocking shaft foroperating said rocking frame,and a rod or arm pivotally connected withthe rocking frame and operating in connection with the main shaft,substantially as shown and described.

18. In a machine of the class described, a main shaft, a swingingink-reservoir, a pivotally-supported bar in operative connection withsaid reservoir, a cam-disk on the main shaft, and a finger connectedwith said bar and provided with a pin which is operated upon by saidcam-disk, substantially as shown and described.

19. In a machine of the class described, a main shaft, a rocking frame,a longitudinallymovable springoperated ink roller frame mounted in saidrocking frame, a pivotallysupported link in operative connection withsaid ink-roller frame and provided with a curved finger, and an armconnected with t-he main shaft and operating in connection with saidfinger to move said ink-roller frame, substantialiy as shown anddescribed.

20. In a machine of the class described, a

frame, a main shaft therein, a rocking frame operated by the main shafta card or stencil holder, a card or stencil receiver, a card or stencilframe, operated by the rocking frame and devices operated by the mainshaft and rocking frame whereby the card or stencil frame is raised intoposition to receive a card or stencil from the card or stencil holder,an in k-roller frame,devices operated by the main shaft and rockingframe for operating the same to ink a card or stencil in the card orstencil frame, devices operatingin connection with the main shaft forlocking the rocking frame during the movement of the ink-roller frame,and devices operating in connection with the main shaft for returningthe rocking frame after the movement thereof, whereby the card orstencil frame receives a card or stencil from the card or stencilholder, substantially as shown and described.

21. In a machine of the class described, a frame, a main shaft mountedtherein,a swinging ink-reservoir, a bar pivotally connected .with saidframe, a cam-disk mounted on said shaft and adapted to operate said bar,a member pivotally connected with said bar, and a finger pivotallyconnected with said member and adapted to operate said ink-reservoir,substantially as shown and described.

22. In a machine of the class described, a main shaft a rocking frameadapted to move forwardly and backwardly and operated by the main shaftand a spring-actuated vinkroller frame mounted therein and adapted tomove forwardly and backwardly independently thereof and also to swingtherewith., and means for operating said ink-roller frame independent ofthe means for operating the rocking frame, substantially as shown anddescribed.

23. In a machine of the class described, a card or stencil frameprovided rearwardly thereof with a movable shaft supported by barsconnected therewith arms connected with said shaft and projecting in thedirection of said frame, spring-fingers connected. with said arms andextending over said frame, and springarms provided withbackwardlydirected fin gers connected with the front edge of said frame,said frame being open and provided at its opposite sides withinwardly-directed flanges, su bstantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 30th day of April,1900.

HERMAN F. NEHR.

Vitnesses:

C. C. OLsEN, F. A. STEWART.

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